831-250-8070

I called this number back after they left a message saying I owed money.  They claimed to represent the IRS and that I owed money to the US Treasury in excess of $3700.  I told them that could no way be correct.  They also claimed that I failed to respond to the previous 2 notices they sent me and that I was no longer available to respond that I would need to get a criminal lawyer to prevent jail time.

This is a Pakistan or India based IRS scam. Do not fall for it. The IRS does not initiate any legal action via phone.  
Read http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/press/press_tigta-2014-03.htm

As general background information, here are a few things you can do:
1) Report it to TIGTA under http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml especially if you have become a victim (lost money, gave personal information etc.). You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov/complaint (include “IRS Telephone Scam" in your complaint). This way you can also help the government establish specific fraud patterns.

2) Help kill their phone lines but not by calling them back directly (the number may be spoofed and repeat calls by you may - under exceptional circumstances- amount to harassment). The scammers use Voice over IP lines (e.g. magicJack (Ymax corporation)) to make it seem as if they are calling from the US. This is always against these companys' terms of service and can lead to immediate termination of their contract and blocking of their IP addresses for future attempts to register. Do a reverse look up of their telephone number (e.g. www.whitepages.com) to identify the Voice over IP provider and report it to the company and/or law enforcement (local police and/or state attorney general)

3) If you are really annoyed: call or write to your representative in Congress. As these scams happen all over the country maybe this will trigger a reaction and provide US law enforcement agencies with the political backing and the resources they need to work in India and Pakistan together with local authorities (it can happen, read: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ex-call-cen ... mmission-320427). A US task force has already been set up in Jamaica to nab scammers there (see http://www.ice.gov/doclib/news/library/reports/cornerstone/cornerstone7-1.pdf). You can use the following template for your letter (more powerful!) or email:

https://800notes.com/forum/ta-a9526ebadc65cf9 ... 558497927242748

Scammers for sure, and lame ones. Called them back; a guy answered and I could hear lots of commotion in the background. He said Hello and then hung up before I could say anything. I called back 5 more times, but they just lifted the phone and hung it up again each time.

Call from 831-250-8070 "Roy Burnett" - claims that I owe the IRS more than $3,700.00 and need to contact my attorney to avoid jail time.

Call from 1-831-250-8070. Female with thick accent. Asked for my husband's name. I asked as to why they were calling and was told there was a criminal suit filed against him for a debt to the US Treasury. I replied with, "Good luck collecting that one, my husband died in September!" (not a lie) Caller said, "He died???" I confirmed and she quickly hung up.

Nice try @$$hats!

Got a message from this number from Robin Smith (with heavy accent) of Dept of Legal Affairs about a legal complaint against me and and I should get a lawyer.  Decided to google search this number and glad I did and found this link about several people getting similar scams from this exact number.

This is a scam -- people be aware.   The number 831-250-8070 is fraudulent.  I'm fortunate enough NOT to be a vulnerable person but this number and the voice mail left for me could be very scary and nerve producing for someone vulnerable to this kind of activity.   People be defensive when receiving  these kinds of calls.   The woman who left a message spoke broken English. She identified herself as Robin Smith.  Again, do not respond to 831-250-8070. Shame on these people -- how dare they try to take advantage of innocent people.   This "Robin Smith" said she was with the IRS.  She also told me to obtain legal counsel.  Sick, greedy people.   It's unfortunate -- wake up people.  

Just received the same exact message today.  Glad I found this thread.  Thank you!

Got a call from this number and was told department of legal affairs had a legal complaint against me and that I needed to get legal counsel. Told me I needed to call them immediately.

Call asking for my son-"about legal action against him" haha- accents, did not answer questions, hung up on me- can't believe people fall for this.

My wife got the call yesterday from Robin Smith. I got a call from a 909-237-xxxx number. Same scam from the "Department of Legal Affairs".

Got a call today from 831- 250-8070  came up on my phone as Carmel CA. the  back ground noises sound like he was at a bar.  but he went by the name Mark Johnson. Hard to understand bad English.He was from the US Treasury office, so he said and i need a lawyer. Just a scam

I got a call from this number 831-250-8070, telling me I owed taxes. And in 45 min they will be sending a police officer to arrest me.

I got a message from a Mark Johnson, very defined accent, stating he was from the Legal Affairs with the US Treasury and to call him right back concerning a law infraction.He stated I should "take fright and call him right back and God Bless". I thought this was all odd and in which I started googling this number and scams and found this site.
number came up from Carmel, CA

Caller:Mark Johnson (From India)
Number:1-831-250-8070. (California area code)
Number is assigned by Magic jack.  

These people have nothing better to do. One day the havoc they reek will be turned around on them.

This number will soon be reassigned to some poor soul. For now the crap from this caller has been neutralized.

Enjoy!  


Call Type: Scam

Just got a call from some [***] claiming he was US Treasury. I told him I was going to dunk him in milk and force feed him beef. Told him to come by as i couldn't wait to meet him in person. How can people fall for this BS?

Ha! I got a call from 2134717990 also Robin Smith but a guy with a heavy indian accent advising me about legal action against me and to contact him right away along with my attorney. I just got a magic jack recently.

From 646-657-1577, a John McIntyre or McIntire from Dept of Legal Affairs said to call right back or be something like serious consequences--19 Jan. 2016.

From 206-414-6812, a John McIntyre or McIntire from Dept of Legal Affairs said to call right back or be something like serious consequences--20 Jan. 2016.

Recorded call from the "IRS" with last chance before my property will be sized and I am arrested by the IRS.  The call sounded like it was a computerized voice.   SCAM